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Pixley AI

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Pixley turns kids' drawings and ideas into fully animated cartoons – in minutes. Kids are natural storytellers. With Pixley, any kid can draw a character, describe a world, and watch their story come to life as a personalized animated cartoon. Most kids' screen time is broken: passive, algorithmic content designed to keep kids watching, not g

Founded 2025Origin source ↗Checked 2026-09-15

Overview

Pixley turns kids' drawings and ideas into fully animated cartoons – in minutes.

Kids are natural storytellers. With Pixley, any kid can draw a character, describe a world, and watch their story come to life as a personalized animated cartoon.

Most kids' screen time is broken: passive, algorithmic content designed to keep kids watching, not growing. Pixley is the antidote. Every episode is safe, ad-free, and built around Social-Emotional Learning (SEL). Parents can choose any lesson they want to teach their child, and Pixley weaves it naturally into the story their kids create. We're building the creative platform for the next generation – where kids are the directors, not just the audience.

Additionally, the same technology powers Pixley Studios, our B2B content service for brands and content creators who want to produce high-quality AI video without the cost or time of traditional production.

We’re 19 year old CS dropouts who’ve known each other since elementary school and won 4 hackathons at 15. After seeing AI flood the internet with low-quality content, we created Pixley – a safe, personalized way for kids to turn their ideas into animated stories.

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08

Founders & team

Krish Iyengar

Founder/CEO

Co-Founder and CEO @ Pixley AI (F25) Before leaving Purdue, Krish studied Computer Science and built strong expertise in consumer apps by developing and launching 5 mobile apps and completing multiple internships. He also gained deep insights into the video generation space and has won four hackathons with his co-founder, Pranit.

Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15

Pranit Agrawal

Founder/CTO

Co-founder and CTO @ Pixley AI (F25). Building AI video end to end: a consumer app where kids turn their drawings and ideas into cartoon characters that teach them educational lessons through personalized animated stories, storybooks, and games. Also built Pixley Studios, a B2B AI video production platform for brands. Built and shipped both products from zero. Prev: Fable Security (Greylock-backed), Stanford, PressW. UCLA CS dropout at 19.

Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
2team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15

Founded 2025 · Source

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